Name: Halococcoides cellulosivorans Sorokin et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cel.lu.lo.si’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. neut. part. adj. cellulosivorans, cellulose-devouring

Pronunciation, gender: kel-lu-lo-SI-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: HArcel1; JCM 31941; UNIQEM U975

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16S rRNA gene: KT247972 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sorokin DY, Khijniak TV, Elcheninov AG, Toshchakov SV, Kostrikina NA, Bale NJ, Sinninghe Damste JS, Kublanov IV. Halococcoides cellulosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic cellulose-utilizing haloarchaeon from hypersaline lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1327-1335.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2177-2178.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halococcoides Sorokin et al. 2019. Publication: Sorokin DY, Khijniak TV, Elcheninov AG, Toshchakov SV, Kostrikina NA, Bale NJ, Sinninghe Damste JS, Kublanov IV. Halococcoides cellulosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic cellulose-utilizing haloarchaeon from hypersaline lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1327-1335.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halococcoides Sorokin et al. 2019

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Khijniak TV, Elcheninov AG, Toshchakov SV, Kostrikina NA, Bale NJ, Sinninghe Damste JS, Kublanov IV. Halococcoides cellulosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic cellulose-utilizing haloarchaeon from hypersaline lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1327-1335.

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